COS Town Tidings #25-247

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🏡 Home and Living: 😷 Back-to-School = Back-to-Germs

📰 County Pauses Nature Center Plans🌲

📰 CSPD Needs Volunteer Helpers📝

📰 Extra Noise from Fort Carson Drills💥

💡 The AI Shortcut That Saved Me Hours

Recipe: 🥣 Wheat Berry and Roasted Veggie Bowl

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy and warm

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😷 Back-to-School = Back-to-Germs

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🌲 County Pauses Nature Center Plans

Plans for the $13 million Fox Run Nature Center have been paused as El Paso County officials cite the current economic climate as the reason to hold off. The project, slated for Fox Run Regional Park, was expected to open in 2026 and has already raised $5.5 million through donations and grants, which will remain in trust.

After more than 20 community input sessions, the county now has development-ready plans in place and says the project could move forward when funding and economic conditions improve. In the meantime, residents are encouraged to continue enjoying Bear Creek and Fountain Creek Nature Centers, as well as the county’s 8,000 acres of parks and 200 miles of trails. Full Story

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📝 CSPD Needs Volunteer Helpers

The Colorado Springs Police Department is recruiting volunteers for its VIN Verification Program, where participants will assist Community Service Officers in verifying vehicle identification numbers and ensuring paperwork is processed accurately. Volunteers commit to two-hour shifts, offered three days a week, with full training provided. Open to those 18 and older, the program offers a meaningful way to connect with others, support CSPD’s mission, and give back to the community in a hands-on way. 

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💥 Extra Noise from Fort Carson Drills

Brace yourself! Fort Carson’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team is in the middle of field gunnery training that runs through Nov 7. The training validates armored vehicle crews and is a routine part of their cycle. Residents south of the main post may experience more noise and dust, both day and night, while the exercises are underway. Though it can be disruptive, the activity highlights the readiness efforts of soldiers stationed here in Colorado Springs. Full Story

💡 The AI Shortcut That Saved Me Hours

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🥣 Wheat Berry and Roasted Veggie Bowl

Here's a wheat berries recipe that's both filling and full of fall flavor. It's chewy wheat berries, butternut squash, crispy bacon, caramelized onions, raisins, and pecans tossed in a tangy-sweet dressing. It's a festive side for dinners, and it's easy to make, too!

Access the complete recipe with tailored modifications to suit your dietary requirements, along with convenient print options.

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• Sept 4-7, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 4, 8-10pm: “Weird Al” Yankovic feat Puddles Pity Party @Ford Amphitheater $63+

• Sept 5-21, 10am-6pm: Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs $18

• Sept 5-7: Briarfest @St Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church, 8755 Scarborough Dr

• Sept 5, 5-9pm: First Friday Art Walk @Downtown COS

• Sept 6, 9am-Noon: Back to you - A Revive Experience @Sacred Space Therapeutics, 59 Windchime Pl FREE

• Sept 6, 10-11:30am: Back to YOU - Revive Workshop Experience @Sacred Space Therapeutics, 459 Windchime Pl $33.85

• Sept 6, 10-11am: Create Natures Fall Wreath @Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $28 (Only 1 Ticket Left)

• Sept 12-14: The Shark is Broken @Springs Ensemble Theatre, 2409 West Colorado $25 (tickets selling out fast)

• Sept 12, 7pm: LA Phil Trio: Mastery in Motion @ENT Center $44

• Sept 12 & Oct 10, 7:30pm: The MAT!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Sept 13, 1-4pm: Food To Power’s annual Harvest Celebration @Hillside Hub, 1090 S Institute St $10

• Sept 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $69.95 (5 tickets left at this price)

• Oct 10-12, 17-19, 24-26: First Company Theater Presents, Brigadoon @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $20

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• Sept 5, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle 

• Sept 6, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Sept 6, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Sept 6, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• Sept 6, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd

• Sept 6, 7:30-9pm: Movies Under the Stars - The Sandlot @Bristol Brewing FREE

• Sept 7, (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr (Produce vendors)

• Sept 8 & 10, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed’s thru Oct 15): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Sept 10, 9am-2pm (Wed’s thru Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Sept 10, 3-7pm (Wed’s thru Oct 15): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Sept 14, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Sept 5, 6-7pm: Palmer Lake Library Concert Series, Ricky Sweum @Palmer Lake Village Green & Gazebo, 66 Lower Glenway St FREE

• Sept 6, 4-8pm: Music on The Mesa - Harry Mo & The Cru @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

• Sept 9, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

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